Welcome to Trailhead
You don’t need another pep talk. You need a plan.
Out on the trail—miles deep, legs burning, heart pounding—you learn fast that mindset isn’t optional. It’s your engine when the tank feels empty. It’s the grit behind every summit and the calm inside every storm. And it’s the difference between racing to your potential… or unraveling just before the finish line.
Welcome to Trailhead Counseling DFW, a mental performance hub built for trail and ultra runners who train hard, chase big goals, and want to master their inner game.
Why Trailhead?
I created Trailhead because I’ve lived both sides of this: the long solo runs and the hard mental days. I’m a licensed professional counselor and a lifelong runner who knows what it’s like to wrestle with performance anxiety, burnout, self-doubt, and identity shifts—especially when sport isn’t “just a hobby,” it’s how you process life.
This isn’t therapy-lite or vague mindset coaching. At Trailhead, we combine sport psychology tools, endurance-based mental skills training, and real therapeutic support tailored to the unique demands of long-distance athletes—from sub-elites to mid-packers chasing their edge.
What You’ll Find Here
This space is where I’ll unpack what I’ve learned as both a clinician and a runner:
Mental Performance Tools Resilience, focus, self-efficacy, motivation, race-day mindset, taper psychology, and more.
Mental Health in Endurance Sport We’ll talk openly about things like injury identity crisis, overtraining, disordered eating, burnout, anxiety, and the post-race blues.
Stories from the Trailhead Community Anonymous case studies, reflections from clients, and stories of real runners building their mental edge.
Training from the Inside Out Because mindset is a muscle—and we train it just like our legs, lungs, and heart.
For the Athlete Who Knows There's More
If you’re tired of “just toughing it out”... If you want to train your brain like you train your miles... If you know your best performances are still ahead of you...
You’re in the right place.
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See you on the trail, Haleigh